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In the general management planning 

process the NPS planning team 

developed three alternatives for the 

national recreation area, none of which 

would result in substantial changes in 

the operation and management of the 

area. The two action alternatives 

primarily focus on maintaining and 

protecting resources, upgrading several 

existing visitor facilities, addressing 

park maintenance/operations needs, 

implementing selected treatments from 

the recreation area’s recent cultural 

landscape report, and conducting 

several future studies. The preliminary 

impact analysis of the alternatives 

revealed no major (significant) effects on 

the human environment nor impairment 

of park resources and values. Most of 

the impacts to the recreation area’s 

resources and values were negligible to 

minor in magnitude. 

For these reasons the NPS determined 

the appropriate National Environmental 

Policy Act documentation for the 

general management plan is an EA. 

DATES: The draft general management 

plan/EA is expected to be distributed for 

a 30 day public comment period in the 

summer/fall of 2006 and a decision is 

expected be made in the fall of 2006. 

The NPS will notify the public by mail, 

Web site, and other means, and will 

include information on where and how 

to obtain a copy of the EA, how to 

comment on the EA, and the length of 

the public comment period. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Connie Rudd, Superintendent, 

Chickasaw National Recreation Area; 

1008 W. 2nd, Sulphur, OK 73086, 

telephone: (580) 622–2161, extension 1–

200; e-mail: connie_rudd@nps.gov. 

Dated: January 5, 2006. 

Michael D. Snyder, 

Director, Intermountain Region. 

[FR Doc. E6–1101 Filed 1–27–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

AGENCY: National Park Service. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 

Elkmont Historic District General 

Management Plan Amendment. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 and National Park Service 

(NPS) policy in Director’s Order 

Number 2 (Park Planning) and Director’s 

Order Number 12 (Conservation 

Planning, Environmental Impact 

Analysis, and Decisionmaking) the NPS 

announces the availability of a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement/ 

General Management Plan Amendment 

(Draft EIS/GMPA) for the Elkmont 

Historic District within Great Smoky 

Mountains National Park. The authority 

for publishing this notice is contained 

in 40 CFR 1506.6. 

The document provides a framework 

for management, use, and development 

options for the historic district by the 

NPS for the next 15 to 20 years. The 

document describes seven management 

alternatives for consideration, including 

a no-action alternative that is tiered to 

the existing Park GMP, and analyzes the 

environmental impacts of those 

alternatives. The Elkmont Historic 

District is located within the Little River 

Watershed in Sevier County, Tennessee, 

approximately 6 miles from the 

Sugarlands Visitor Center and 

approximately 8 miles from the city of 

Gatlinburg, Tennessee. 

DATES: There will be a 90-day comment 

period beginning with the 

Environmental Protection Agency’s 

publication of its notice of availability 

in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Draft EIS/ 

GMPA are available by contacting the 

Park Superintendent at Great Smoky 

Mountains National Park, 107 Park 

Headquarters Road, Gatlinburg, 

Tennessee 37738. An electronic copy of 

the Draft EIS/GMPA is available on the 

Internet at http://www.nps.gov/grsm/ 

pphtml/documents.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPS 

held public and stakeholder meetings 

and consulting party meetings as 

outlined in 36 CFR 800.3 to gather 

advice and feedback on desired 

outcomes for the future management of 

the Elkmont Historic District. The 

meetings assisted the NPS in developing 

alternatives for managing the cultural 

and natural resources, creating 

interpretive and educational programs 

and ensuring traditional uses are 

maintained. Responses from the 

meetings were incorporated into the 

alternative described in the plan. 

The No-Action Alternative is tiered to 

the GMP and calls for all structures to 

be removed and building sites to be 

returned to a natural state. Alternative A 

is similar to the No-Action Alternative 

but proposes active restoration of 

natural resources upon removal of all 

structures. Alternative B calls for the 

retention of 12 buildings for use as a 

museum community, and the 

Appalachian Clubhouse for use as a day 

use facility. Alternative C would retain 

17 buildings for use as a museum 

community, including one cabin 

granted to a figure prominent in the 

creation of the National Park, and the 

Appalachian Clubhouse for use as a day 

use facility. Alternative D adds to the 

number of buildings retained and uses 

described in Alternative C by retaining 

18 cabins for use as a museum 

community, including an additional 

building associated with a prominent 

figure from the Lumber Company that 

operated during the period of 

significance. Additionally, six cabins 

would be retained for overnight 

administrative use by visiting scientists 

participating in Park research programs, 

also included would be two options for 

the Wonderland Hotel and Annex, by 

either removing both or reconstructing 

the hotel and rehabilitating the annex 

for Park curatorial use for cultural 

resource collections. Alternative E 

would retain 17 buildings for use as a 

museum community and the 

Appalachian Clubhouse for use as a day 

use picnic facility. Additionally, six 

buildings would be retained for 

overnight use by visiting scientists as 

described in Alternative D and seven 

cabins would be retained for overnight 

use by visiting public operated by a 

private concessionaire. Two options for 

the Wonderland Hotel and Annex 

include either removing both or 

reconstructing the hotel and 

rehabilitating the annex for lodging by 

the visiting public also operated by a 

private concessionaire. Alternative F 

proposes retaining 17 buildings for use 

as a museum community and the 

Appalachian Clubhouse for use as a day 

use facility. In this alternative, 37 

buildings would be retained for lodging 

by visiting public operated by a private 

concessionaire. Two options for the 

Wonderland Hotel and Annex include 

either removing both or reconstructing 

the hotel and rehabilitating the annex 

for lodging by the visiting public also 

operated by a private concessionaire. 

Alternative C is both the 

environmentally preferred and the 

agency preferred alternative. 

Following the public comment 

period, all comments will be available 

for public review during regular 

business hours. Our practice is to make 

comments, including names and home 

addresses of respondents, available for 

public review during regular business 

hours. Individual respondents may 

request that we withhold their home 

address from the rulemaking record, 

which we will honor to the extent 

allowable by law. There also may be 

circumstances in which we would 

withhold from the rulemaking record a 

respondent’s identity, as allowable by 

law. If you wish us to withhold your 


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name and/or address, you must state 

this prominently at the beginning of 

your comment. However, we will not 

consider anonymous comments. We 

will make all submissions from 

organizations or businesses, and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, available 

for public inspection in their entirety. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian 

Shanklin at 865–436–1318, or Amy 

Wirsching at 404–562–3124, extension 

607. 

The responsible official for this Draft 

EIS/GMPA is Patricia A. Hooks, 

Regional Director, Southeast Region, 

National Park Service, 100 Alabama 

Street, SW., 1924 Building, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30303. 

Dated: December 7, 2005. 

Patricia A. Hooks, 

Regional Director, Southeast Region. 

[FR Doc. 06–838 Filed 1–27–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–8A–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

General Management Plan and 

Environmental Impact Statement, New 

River Gorge National River, WV 

AGENCY: National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare a 

General Management Plan and 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

New River Gorge National River. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (NEPA), the National Park 

Service (NPS) announces its intent to 

prepare a General Management Plan and 

Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/ 

EIS) for the New River Gorge National 

River, located in Fayette, Raleigh, and 

Summers Counties of southern West 

Virginia. The GMP will allow the park 

to develop a unified approach to 

managing the major changes in and 

adjacent to the park since the 1982 GMP 

was prepared, to focus on protecting 

park natural, cultural, and scenic 

resources, and to identify opportunities 

to facilitate appropriate forms of visitor 

education, interpretation and use. The 

GMP will provide an opportunity to 

inform the public regarding the park’s 

significance and resources, and develop 

partnerships with various stakeholder 

groups for their preservation. Prepared 

by NPS staff at the park and the 

Northeast Region, and with the 

assistance of consultants, the GMP/EIS 

will propose a long-term approach to 

managing the New River Gorge National 

River. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Calvin Hite, Superintendent, New River 

Gorge National River, 104 Main Street, 

P.O. Box 246, Glen Jean, WV 25846, 

(304) 465–0508. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consistent 

with the park’s mission, NPS policy, 

and other laws and regulations, 

alternatives will be developed to guide 

the management of the national river 

over the next 15 to 20 years. The 

alternatives will incorporate various 

zoning and management prescriptions 

to ensure resource protection and public 

enjoyment of the national river. As a 

part of the process, the potential for 

wilderness will be assessed; if any areas 

are found to be potentially suitable, they 

will be considered as a part of the GMP/ 

EIS. The environmental consequences 

that could result from implementing the 

various alternatives will be evaluated in 

the GMP/EIS. The public will be invited 

to express opinions about the 

management of the park early in the 

process through public meetings and 

other media and will have an 

opportunity to review and comment on 

the draft GMP/EIS. Following the public 

review processes outlined under NEPA, 

the final plan will become official, 

authorizing implementation of a 

preferred alternative. The target date for 

the Record of Decision is October 2007. 

Dated: December 19, 2005. 

Calvin Hite, 

Superintendent, New River Gorge National 

River. 

[FR Doc. E6–1102 Filed 1–27–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–70–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Delaware Water Gap National 

Recreation Area Citizen Advisory 

Commission Meeting 

AGENCY: National Park Service; Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces three 

public meetings of the Delaware Water 

Gap National Recreation Area Citizen 

Advisory Commission. Notice of these 

meetings is required under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 

U.S.C. App. 2). 

DATES: Saturday, March 11, 2006, 7 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Bushkill Meeting Center, 

Route 209, Bushkill, PA 18324. 

The agenda will include reports from 

Citizen Advisory Commission members 

including committees such as 

Recruitment, Natural Resources, InterGovernmental, Cultural Resources, ByLaws, Special Projects, and Public 

Visitation and Tourism. Superintendent 

John J. Donahue will give a report on 

various park issues, including cultural 

resources, natural resources, 

construction projects, and partnership 

ventures. The agenda is set up to invite 

the public to bring issues of interest 

before the Commission. 

DATES: Saturday, March 11, 2006, 

Immediately following preceeding 

meeting. 

ADDRESSES: Bushkill Meeting Center, 

Route 209, Bushkill, PA 18324. 

The agenda will include the annual 

election of officers for the 2006–2007 

term. 

DATES: Thursday, May 4, 2006, 7 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Pequest Trout Hatchery and 

Natural Resource Education Center, 605 

Pequest Rd., Oxford, NJ 07863. 

The agenda will include reports from 

Citizen Advisory Commission members 

including committees such as 

Recruitment, Natural Resources, InterGovernmental, Cultural Resources, ByLaws, Special Projects, and Public 

Visitation and Tourism. Superintendent 

John J. Donahue will give a report on 

various park issues, including cultural 

resources, natural resources, 

construction projects, and partnership 

ventures. The agenda is set up to invite 

the public to bring issues of interest 

before the Commission. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Superintendent John J. Donahue, 570–

588–2418. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Delaware Water Gap National 

Recreation Area Citizen Advisory 

Commission was established by Public 

Law 100–573 to advise the Secretary of 

the Interior and the United States 

Congress on matters pertaining to the 

management and operation of the 

Delaware Water Gap National 

Recreation Area, as well as on other 

matters affecting the recreation area and 

its surrounding communities. 

John J. Donahue, 

Superintendent. 

[FR Doc. E6–1100 Filed 1–27–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Golden Gate National Recreation Area 

Notice of Public Meetings for Calendar 

Year 2006 

Notice is hereby given that public 

meetings of the Golden Gate National 


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